Dousing the drill

April 21, 2012

Firefighters from Hanover Township departments 28 and 29 along with Winona Fire Department responded to a drilling rig fire on Hoffee Road in Guilford Lake around 4:30 Friday afternoon. No one was injured when the seismic testing rig operated by Excel Drilling caught fire. Blasting caps and explosives were on the rig but safely removed after the fire was doused by firefighters using foam. The fire remains under investigation.